Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While gambling on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?